Moab, UT 84532 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Moab, UT?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moab in Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Moab before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Moab's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Moab compares
About 192 days separate Moab's last and first frost, putting it 20,280 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within UT, it ranks 70 of 344.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Moab can differ from the 84532 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Moab's frost date answer different questions.